Like Silla, Parhae was a tributarystate of Tang-dynasty China.
如新罗一样，渤海国是中国唐朝的属国。
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However, in the Late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, because the Central Plains confusion, this Tributary system took place great changes, showing a complex state.
但是，到了唐末五代时期，由于中原纷乱，这种通贡模式发生了很大的变化，呈现出了错综复杂的状态。
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At a first glance, things appeared to be exceedingly prosperous in this little tributary kingdom-whose lord was king bagdemagus-as compared with the state of things in my own region.